Yongzheng period, 1723-1735
H. 5.5 x Diam. 11.8 cm (2 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Dark green nephrite with black inclusions (so-called spinach-green jade); with spurious mark reading 'Qianlongnian zhi' in seal-script characters
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Japanese